The glasses, which are connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, lets you do a variety of tasks like take pictures hands-free, ask for directions, and even receive alerts from Google Now.

Just yesterday, Google started accepting applications from the public to test out an early version of Google Glass for $1,500, and will select a small group of "bold, creative individuals." Bu it plans to start selling Glass to the masses sometime this year, according to the Times.

For the record, not all of us at Business Insider think the glasses look insanely dorky (I don't, my editor says he doesn't). But we've heard from enough "normals" who say they wouldn't be caught dead wearing Google Glass, that it's obvious this is smart move for Google.